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Recent Examples of long johns
Yes, the zip-front melton overcoats were subdued (this is executive wear, Owens style), but leather jackets came scrunched to the navel, and those long johns were paired with a pecs-high crop top, revealing the strapping physique of Mr. Owens’s muse, the model Tyrone Dylan Susman.
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Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
A number of thru-hikers, climbers, kayakers, skiers, and runners wrote to me over the years, but their problems weren’t about, say, the best way to dry long johns over a campfire.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Hanna Andersson also has beautiful Menorah pajamas for women, Menorah long johns for men and a toddler onesie.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
The long johns by Thermajane are perfect for wearing all winter long.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
A number of thru-hikers, climbers, kayakers, skiers, and runners wrote to me over the years, but their problems weren’t about, say, the best way to dry long johns over a campfire.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Hanna Andersson also has beautiful Menorah pajamas for women, Menorah long johns for men and a toddler onesie.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
The long johns by Thermajane are perfect for wearing all winter long.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long johns
boxer shorts
Plural Noun
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Sebring was wearing only the torn remnants of a pair of boxer shorts.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The line features three styles—a pair of boxer shorts, a brief and a boxer brief—each available in the clay, shale and cinder colorways, $38 a pop.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Long johns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20johns. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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